Occasions when MS Dhoni proved that he is the true gentleman of Cricket 

#3 Recalling Ian Bell after controversial run-out

In the second Test match of the 2011 series against England at Lord's, MS Dhoni exhibited a great sense of sportsmanship as he called England's Ian Bell back after he was run out in one of the strangest fashions.

Eoin Morgan directed the delivery of Ishant Sharma towards the boundary, which was put into play by Praveen Kumar, who went outside the ropes in an effort to save the ball. This being the last ball before tea, the batsmen felt that the ball had gone for a boundary and started walking off the ground. However, Kumar threw the ball back which was collected by Abhinav Mukund, who dislodged the bails, appealing for the run-out.

The umpires consulted the third umpire, who ruled Bell out. However, everyone was amazed to see Bell walking back to bat post tea, as the appeal was withdrawn by MS Dhoni. Dhoni went on to receive the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award at a ceremony in London the next month for his sportsman spirit.